Long-serving Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has ruled out taking an "elder statesman" role following his retirement from the top job next year. Arriving back in Malaysia Wednesday after a ...

(Bloomberg) -- Mahathir Mohamad’s two eldest sons said Malaysia’s anti-graft agency ordered them to assist with an investigation into their father, revealing for the first time that a ...

Semantics aside, and despite being demonised, Mahathir was supportive of the government's decision to inject RM1.1 billion ...

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 10:05:02 GMT KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, continues to undergo treatment at the National Heart Institute but has been allowed to ...

Malaysia’s political landscape is dominated by ageing leaders, with key figures well into their 70s, 80s and even 90s.

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has joined in the criticism against the proposed Urban Renewal Act, arguing that it ...

It is the latest probe by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) into the close allies of former leader Mahathir Mohamad under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s watch. Four former senior ...

At 93, Mahathir is writing an unexpected chapter in his legacy. During his first, 22-year tenure as Prime Minister, from 1981 to 2003, he turned Malaysia into one of Southeast Asia’s economic ...

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad occupied the Education Minister's office for the first time since his appointment as acting ministry head on Jan 3. On his arrival at ...

Prime Minister of Malaysia since 1981, Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad has overseen Malaysia's transformation into one of the wealthiest nations in Southeast Asia and has become a vocal critic of Western ...

Born on Jul 10, 1925, in a poor neighbourhood in Alor Setar, Kedah, Dr Mahathir Mohamad is a self-made leader who has remained influential even as he is just a few months away from his 100th birthday.